Following the release of their latest studio album, “Call Of The Sirens” (released in 2023 via Massacre Records), epic metal trio Craving is proud to announce their first-ever live album, “Calling the Sirens of the Old Fortress”, for a release on May 31, 2025 exclusively on LP via Kernkraftritter Records!

Recorded live on October 21, 2023, at the legendary Cadillac Oldenburg in Germany — the very venue where frontman Ivan Chertov began his musical journey — this album captures two decades of passion, energy, and an uncompromising dedication to melodic death metal. This release is far more than a live recording; it is a piece of live metal history! Every note and riff reflects the raw, unfiltered power of Craving’s live performance, who awe audiences with their unique fusion of melodic black metal, melodic death metal, and traditional heavy metal epicness on stages of all sizes since 2005, now immortalized on a limited LP edition. 

Meticulously mixed by Ivan Chertov and exclusively mastered for vinyl by Christoph Brandes of Iguana Studios (renowned for his work with Necrophagist, Imperium Dekadenz, and The Spirit), “Calling the Sirens of the Old Fortress” delivers an exceptionally organic sound that vinyl collectors and audiophiles will cherish. To add further exclusivity, the entire concert was filmed and will premiere as an epic live concert video on YouTube on the day of release. This unique combination of audio and visual experiences makes “Calling the Sirens of the Old Fortress” an absolute must-have.

Pre-Order your limited edition LP now via the label webshop at https://kkr.es/kkrcraving
or on Bandcamp at https://kkr.es/bccraving – Once it’s gone, it won’t be repressed!

“Calling the Sirens of the Old Fortress” Tracklist:

Side A:

1. Death March
2. Penelopes Prayer
3. Targaryen Wrath
4. Blood Ov Franconia

Side B:

1. Wielder of Storms
2. Mich packt die Wut
3. Call of the Sirens
4. By Storm

For a taste of what’s to come, watch the brand new live video for “Penelope’s Prayer” now premiering on YouTube at: 

Craving Live:
02.05.2025 (DE) Helles & Hellfire, Waldershof, Schaffnerlos
24+25.10.2025 (DE) 20-Years-Craving Festival, Cadillac, Oldenburg

Tickets: https://linktr.ee/cravingofficial666

Craving Line-Up 2023:
Ivan Chertov – Guitars
VocalsWanja Gröger – Drums
Jonas Papmeier – Guitar
Stefan Seidler – Bass

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Following the release of their much-acclaimed, latest album “Call Of The Sirens” (released in May via Massacre Records), German epic metal trio CRAVING has premiered a new music video for the colossal album opening track “Mich packt die Wut”!

CRAVING singer and guitarist Ivan Chertov reveals:

“This composition pertains to uncontrolled anger. During my childhood in Russia in the post-Soviet era, I encountered various challenges. These struggles, coupled with my difficulty in managing my emotions, particularly anger, added to my distress. With time, I discovered that my experience resonated with men suffering from borderline disorder, who often experience severe and recurrent outbursts of rage throughout their lives.

The lyrics of Mich Packt die Wut (Engl:”I am seized with rage”) describe these moments of intense anger.
The line
“Lass mich in Ruh, bis ich mich besser
Mich packt die Wut – meine Seele wird zum Messer”

“Leave me alone until I feel better/I am seized with rage – my soul becomes a knife” suggests the protagonist may become violent and act out in a blind rage if provoked.”

“Call Of The Sirens” is available as vinyl, CD and digital formats, you can order your album copy HERE!

Building upon the staggering success of their previous album, “By the Storm”, CRAVING continues to awe audiences with their unique fusion of melodic black metal, melodic death metal, and traditional heavy metal epicness on stages of all sizes. This time, the album contains eight catchy to-the-point core songs and two bonus cover songs on the CD version: “Shum” by the Ukranian electro-folk band Go_A and “El Diablo” by Greek singer Elena Tsagrinou. The lyrics on “Call Of The Sirens” feature four different languages: German, English, Russian and Ukrainian. Along several high class guest musicians, the album also welcomes Cradle Of Filth guitarist Marek “Ashok” Šmerda with a solo on the “Gods Don’t Negotiate” track.

Events in the band’s lives, the world, and in our society, which is more and more striving towards psychopathy, have inspired the band to write “Call Of The Sirens”. The album is metaphorically following the irresistible voices of the sirens, the mythical creatures mentioned in Greek and many other mythologies, which lured people in by seductive behavior and ultimately killed them.

“Call Of The Sirens” was produced by CRAVING and once again mixed by Christoph Brandes at the Iguana Studios (Necrophagist, Finsterforst, The Spirit, Imperium Dekadenz etc.). As always, the cover artwork was created by the band’s long-term friend and designer Andrej Bartulović / All Things Rotten.

Tracklist:

1. Mich packt die Wut
2. Call Of The Sirens
3. Death March
4. Maiden Of The Sun (Дева Солнца II)
5. Blood Ov Franconia
6. Gods Don’t Negotiate
7. Prayer For The Rain
8. Star By Star
9. El Diablo (Elena Tsagrinou Cover)
10. Shum (Go_A Cover)

Album Line-Up:
Ivan Chertov – Vocals, Guitars, Orchestrations
Jonas Papmeier – Guitars
Leonid Rubinstein – Session Bass
Wanja Gröger – Drums

Guest Musicians:
Michelle Bouma: Vocals on “Call Of The Sirens”
Esther Sarai Devries: Vocals on “Call Of The Sirens”
Theresa Winterhalter: Vocals on “Death March”
Anita Janukiewicz: Vocals on “Shum”
Marek “Ashok” Šmerda (Cradle Of Filth): Guitar solo on “Gods Don’t Negotiate”
Fabian Mofid: Orchestrations on “Prayer For The Rain”

CRAVING Live:
21.10.2023 DE – Cadillac, Oldenburg

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German epic metal trio, CRAVING, is celebrating the release of their brand new, fourth studio album, entitled “Call Of The Sirens”, with Massacre Records. Out as vinyl, CD, and digital formats, the album is now available HERE!

Building upon the staggering success of their previous album, “By the Storm”, CRAVING continues to awe audiences with their unique fusion of melodic black metal, melodic death metal, and traditional heavy metal epicness on stages of all sizes. This time, the album contains eight catchy to-the-point core songs and two bonus cover songs on the CD version: “Shum” by the Ukranian electro-folk band Go_A and “El Diablo” by Greek singer Elena Tsagrinou. The lyrics on “Call Of The Sirens” feature four different languages: German, English, Russian and Ukrainian. Along several high class guest musicians, the album also welcomes Cradle Of Filth guitarist Marek “Ashok” Šmerda with a solo on the “Gods Don’t Negotiate” track.

To celebrate their new offering in glorious style, CRAVING has just premiered a music video for the final, epic album single “Blood Ov Franconia”, a cultural hommage to the city of Bamberg, Germany!

“Can you survive one second without booze?” Says CRAVING singer & guitarist Ivan Chertov, who currently lives in Bamberg. “Well, the people from the city Bamberg in Bavaria seem not to be able to! The state has over 11 breweries in the city and over 40 in the surrounding area. During a year, one Bambergian is drinking approximately 280 liters of beer, the German average consumption per head is 110 liters.

So come and get wasted with us in Bamberg, the city of pregnant men at the iconic Schlenkerla tavern! This tune follows the more light-hearted yet powerful side of Craving and will be welcome at every Craving show further on! Powerful melodies meet black metal, death metal and a chorus that’s fun to listen to!”

Events in the band’s lives, the world, and in our society, which is more and more striving towards psychopathy, have inspired the band to write “Call Of The Sirens”. The album is metaphorically following the irresistible voices of the sirens, the mythical creatures mentioned in Greek and many other mythologies, which lured people in by seductive behavior and ultimately killed them.

“Call Of The Sirens” was produced by CRAVING and once again mixed by Christoph Brandes at the Iguana Studios (Necrophagist, Finsterforst, The Spirit, Imperium Dekadenz etc.). As always, the cover artwork was created by the band’s long-term friend and designer Andrej Bartulović / All Things Rotten.

Out now on Massacre Records, you can order your copy of “Call Of The Sirens” at THIS LOCATION!

Tracklist:

1. Mich packt die Wut
2. Call Of The Sirens
3. Death March
4. Maiden Of The Sun (Дева Солнца II)
5. Blood Ov Franconia
6. Gods Don’t Negotiate
7. Prayer For The Rain
8. Star By Star
9. El Diablo (Elena Tsagrinou Cover)
10. Shum (Go_A Cover)

Album Line-Up:
Ivan Chertov – Vocals, Guitars, Orchestrations
Jonas Papmeier – Guitars
Leonid Rubinstein – Session Bass
Wanja Gröger – Drums

Guest Musicians:
Michelle Bouma: Vocals on “Call Of The Sirens”
Esther Sarai Devries: Vocals on “Call Of The Sirens”
Theresa Winterhalter: Vocals on “Death March”
Anita Janukiewicz: Vocals on “Shum”
Marek “Ashok” Šmerda (Cradle Of Filth): Guitar solo on “Gods Don’t Negotiate”
Fabian Mofid: Orchestrations on “Prayer For The Rain”

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Epic extreme metal trio, CRAVING, has shared a video for their new single, “Gods Don’t Negotiate”. The track is featuring a guest guitar solo by CRADLE OF FILTH guitarist Marek “Ashok” Šmerda! On May 19, 2023 CRAVING will release their upcoming, fourth studio album, entitled “Call Of The Sirens”, through Massacre Records. Available as vinyl, CD, and digital formats, you can pre-order the album HERE!

Building upon the staggering success of their previous album, “By the Storm”, CRAVING continues to awe audiences with their unique fusion of melodic black metal, melodic death metal, and traditional heavy metal epicness on stages of all sizes. This time, the album contains eight catchy to-the-point core songs and two bonus cover songs on the CD version: “Shum” by the Ukranian electro-folk band Go_A and “El Diablo” by Greek singer Elena Tsagrinou. The lyrics on “Call Of The Sirens” will feature four different languages: German, English, Russian and Ukrainian. Along several high class guest musicians, the album will also feature CRADLE OF FILTH guitarist Marek “Ashok” Šmerda in a solo on the track “Gods Don’t Negotiate”.

“Have you ever tried to negotiate with a person suffering from a God complex?
Our hint for you: Don’t even try to. You will only end up tricked, damaged, or cold dead and gone because Gods Don’t Negotiate!”Says the band about their new single release.“Follow us on this dark path of violence and rage – full of blast beats, epic choruses and violent screams!
Adding his blistering lead guitar skills to the song is Marek “Ashok” Smerda. This song follows the more old school Craving path and is the fastest song in the history of Craving so far with 270 bpm blast beats.”

Marek “Ashok” Šmerda comments:
“I am delighted to announce my recent collaboration with Craving. I had a great time contributing to the project and I am eagerly anticipating the release of “Gods Don’t Negotiate”, featuring my solo performance.”

Led by Ivan Chertov, CRAVING is forged by Jonas Papmeier, a highly talented guitarist from Hamburg, as well as one of the best metal drummers from Germany – holding the unofficial world record in playing blast beats at 250 bpm for over 20 minutes straight – Wanja “Nechtan” Gröger.

Events in the band’s lives, the world, and in our society, which is more and more striving towards psychopathy, have inspired the band to write this album. “Call Of The Sirens” is metaphorically following the irresistible voices of the sirens, the mythical creatures mentioned in Greek and many other mythologies, which lured people in by seductive behavior and ultimately killed them.

The album was produced by CRAVING and once again mixed by Christoph Brandes at the Iguana Studios (Necrophagist, Finsterforst, The Spirit, Imperium Dekadenz etc.). As always, the cover artwork was created by the band’s long-term friend and designer Andrej Bartulović / All Things Rotten.

Slated for a release on May 19, 2023, the pre-sale is available via Massacre Records at THIS LOCATION!

Tracklist:

1. Mich packt die Wut
2. Call Of The Sirens
3. Death March
4. Maiden Of The Sun (Дева Солнца II)
5. Blood Ov Franconia
6. Gods Don’t Negotiate
7. Prayer For The Rain
8. Star By Star
9. El Diablo (Elena Tsagrinou Cover)
10. Shum (Go_A Cover)

Album Line-Up:
Ivan Chertov – Vocals, Guitars, Orchestrations
Jonas Papmeier – Guitars
Leonid Rubinstein – Session Bass
Wanja Gröger – Drums

Guest Musicians:
Michelle Bouma: Vocals on “Call Of The Sirens”
Esther Sarai Devries: Vocals on “Call Of The Sirens”
Theresa Winterhalter: Vocals on “Death March”
Anita Janukiewicz: Vocals on “Shum”
Marek “Ashok” Šmerda (Cradle Of Filth): Guitar solo on “Gods Don’t Negotiate”
Fabian Mofid: Orchestrations on “Prayer For The Rain”

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May 19, 2023 sees German epic extreme metal trio, CRAVING, release their upcoming, fourth studio album, entitled “Call Of The Sirens”, through Massacre Records. The record will be available as vinyl, CD, and digital formats, pre-order HERE!

Building upon the staggering success of their previous album, “By the Storm”, Craving continues to awe audiences with their unique fusion of melodic black metal, melodic death metal, and traditional heavy metal epicness on stages of all sizes. This time, the album contains eight catchy to-the-point core songs and two bonus cover songs on the CD version: “Shum” by the Ukranian electro-folk band Go_A and “El Diablo” by Greek singer Elena Tsagrinou. The lyrics on “Call Of The Sirens” will feature four different languages: German, English, Russian and Ukrainian. Along several high class guest musicians, the album will also feature Cradle Of Filth guitarist Marek “Ashok” Šmerda in a solo on the track “Gods Don’t Negotiate”.

Following previously-released, first single, the furious album title track, today, CRAVING have shared a new music video for the song “Death March”!

“Have you ever been in hell? Sometimes life guides you through it, but you have to push yourself and withstand the suffering,” tells the band about their new single.

“‘Death March’ follows the epic path of previous Craving songs like “Penelopes’ Prayer” or “Wenn der Wind sich dreht”, and delivers an epic feast for melodic death metal and black metal fans. Shot in a burned down ruin, the video perfectly represents the inner struggle the protagonist is experiencing.”

Events in the band’s lives, the world, and in our society, which is more and more striving towards psychopathy, have inspired the band to write this album. “Call Of The Sirens” is metaphorically following the irresistible voices of the sirens, the mythical creatures mentioned in Greek and many other mythologies, which lured people in by seductive behavior and ultimately killed them.

Led by Ivan Chertov, Craving is forged by Jonas Papmeier, a highly talented guitarist from Hamburg, as well as the best metal drummer from Germany, holding the unofficial world record in playing blast beats at 250 bpm for over 20 minutes straight, Wanja “Nechtan” Gröger.

The album was produced by Craving and once again mixed by Christoph Brandes at the Iguana Studios (Necrophagist, Finsterforst, The Spirit, Imperium Dekadenz etc.). As always, the cover artwork was created by the band’s long-term friend and designer Andrej Bartulović / All Things Rotten.

Slated for a release on May 19, 2023, the pre-sale is available via Massacre Records at THIS LOCATION!

Tracklist:

1. Mich packt die Wut
2. Call Of The Sirens
3. Death March
4. Maiden Of The Sun (Дева Солнца II)
5. Blood Ov Franconia
6. Gods Don’t Negotiate
7. Prayer For The Rain
8. Star By Star
9. El Diablo (Elena Tsagrinou Cover)
10. Shum (Go_A Cover)

Album Line-Up:
Ivan Chertov – Vocals, Guitars, Orchestrations
Jonas Papmeier – Guitars
Leonid Rubinstein – Session Bass
Wanja Gröger – Drums

Guest Musicians:
Michelle Bouma: Vocals on “Call Of The Sirens”
Esther Sarai Devries: Vocals on “Call Of The Sirens”
Theresa Winterhalter: Vocals on “Death March”
Anita Janukiewicz: Vocals on “Shum”
Marek “Ashok” Šmerda (Cradle Of Filth): Guitar solo on “Gods Don’t Negotiate”
Fabian Mofid: Orchestrations on “Prayer For The Rain”

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CRAVING, the German epic extreme metal band, is thrilled to announce the release of their fourth album, “Call Of The Sirens”, due out on May 19, 2023. The record will be available as vinyl, CD, and digital formats through Massacre Records, pre-order HERE!

Building upon the staggering success of their previous album, “By the Storm”, Craving continues to awe audiences with their unique fusion of melodic black metal, melodic death metal, and traditional heavy metal epicness on stages of all sizes. This time, the album contains eight catchy to-the-point core songs and two bonus cover songs on the CD version: “Shum” by the Ukranian electro-folk band Go_A and “El Diablo” by Greek singer Elena Tsagrinou. The lyrics on “Call Of The Sirens” will feature four different languages: German, English, Russian and Ukrainian. Along several high class guest musicians, the album will also feature Cradle Of Filth guitarist Marek “Ashok” Šmerda in a solo on the track “Gods Don’t Negotiate”.

But give ear, as today, Craving has unleashed a video for their first single, the album title track (Get the song on all digital platforms HERE)! Furious melodic black metal meets death metal, thunderous blast beats and an epic chorus – the definite trademarks of Craving. Featuring Michelle Bouma and Esther Sarai Deviers on guest vocals, watch the new clip right here:

Events in the band’s lives, the world, and in our society, which is more and more striving towards psychopathy, have inspired the band to write this album. “Call Of The Sirens” is metaphorically following the irresistible voices of the sirens, the mythical creatures mentioned in Greek and many other mythologies, which lured people in by seductive behavior and ultimately killed them.

The album’s title song is about a modern-day siren – a narcissist. “Our music may not make explicit reference to pagan or Celtic legends, but it is deeply rooted in the complexities of real-life events and social issues.“ The band comments.

“While “Call Of The Sirens” tells a clear story of not following distractions and toxic personalities, in the video it becomes clear that the protagonists are not up for the challenge, and will meet their doom in the lake of death! Join us as we take a journey through the darker aspects of human nature – apathy, mental manipulation, and despair.

Like Odysseus would follow the Sirens – you will follow her call! The Call of the Sirens!“

Led by Ivan Chertov, Craving is forged by Jonas Papmeier, a highly talented guitarist from Hamburg, as well as the best metal drummer from Germany, holding the unofficial world record in playing blast beats at 250 bpm for over 20 minutes straight, Wanja “Nechtan” Gröger.

The album was produced by Craving and once again mixed by Christoph Brandes at the Iguana Studios (Necrophagist, Finsterforst, The Spirit, Imperium Dekadenz etc.). As always, the cover artwork was created by the band’s long-term friend and designer Andrej Bartulović / All Things Rotten.

Tracklist:

1. Mich packt die Wut
2. Call Of The Sirens
3. Death March
4. Maiden Of The Sun (Дева Солнца II)
5. Blood Ov Franconia
6. Gods Don’t Negotiate
7. Prayer For The Rain
8. Star By Star
9. El Diablo (Elena Tsagrinou Cover)
10. Shum (Go_A Cover)

Album Line-Up:
Ivan Chertov – Vocals, Guitars, Orchestrations
Jonas Papmeier – Guitars
Leonid Rubinstein – Session Bass
Wanja Gröger – Drums

Guest Musicians:
Michelle Bouma: Vocals on “Call Of The Sirens”
Esther Sarai Devries: Vocals on “Call Of The Sirens”
Theresa Winterhalter: Vocals on “Death March”
Anita Janukiewicz: Vocals on “Shum”
Marek “Ashok” Šmerda (Cradle Of Filth): Guitar solo on “Gods Don’t Negotiate”
Fabian Mofid: Orchestrations on “Prayer For The Rain”

For More Info Visit:

• https://www.facebook.com/CravingOfficial
• https://www.instagram.com/cravingofficial666
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